Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History & Culture Enduring Connections: Exploring Delmarva's Black History

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Record #380 from Maryland Death Certificates (Somerset, Wicomico, Worcester Counties), 1910-1922

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Certificate Number
Name of Deceased Selby, Caroline
Place of Death Worcester
Town of Death St. James near Pitts Creek
Sex F
Race Black
Married, Widowed, or Single W
Date of Birth Unknown
Age (year, month, days) 80 yrs 25 days
Occupation or Employer Housework
Birthplace unknown
Father's Name Ezriah Marshall
Father's Birthplace Unknown
Mother's Name Caroline Handy
Mother's Birthplace Unknown
Informant (Relationship and Address) Sheadrick Selby, c/o Geo Martin, Pitts Creek
Date of Death 3/28/1911
Cause of Death and Time Attended by Doctor Cancer of liver
Immediate, Secondary, or Contributory Cause and How Long -
Physician and Address J D Lankford, New Church, VA
Burial Place, Date, Undertaker, and Address St James, 3/30/1911. Geo Covington, undertaker, New Church, VA
Length of Residence, Where Disease Contracted, Former Residence
Other Notes

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